A PREGNANT teenager found murdered in a churchyard left a family party hours before her death, her uncle said.

Adam Neale said his niece, 14-year-old Amy Williams, had joined in the fun and was getting on well with everyone before leaving midway through the evening on Boxing Day.

Detectives investigating the murder of the schoolgirl found partially clothed in the grounds of a church in Madeley, Shropshire, on Monday, said there was no suggestion that she had been sexually assaulted.

She had been strangled in what police described as "a shocking and despicable act". It has been reported that she was naked except for a pair of pink socks when found by a man visiting his wife's grave.